At least 27 soldiers were killed by jihadist attacks on Niger

Attacks attributed to jihadists occurred yesterday in the western part of Niger, with sources reporting yesterday that the report may be up to 27 dead soldiers. The attacks were, according to these sources, in the prefecture of Tilaberi, near the border with Burkina Faso and Mali, in the so -called area of ​​the three -year border, where there are very active armed organizations who swear faith either in al -Qaeda or in the Islamic State (IK). Niger, where he rules a military regime after the July 2023 coup, is also confronted with Boko Haram’s attacks on his southeast, near Lake Chad. “We had many dead in the army ranks in two separate events yesterday (ed. Wednesday) in the Tilaberry zone, there is a twenty troops killed by terrorists,” a former former elected official said in the French agency. A group of journalists from West Africa specialized in Sahel security issues, Wamaps, attributed attacks that launched the […]
Source: News Beast

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